Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method
Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.
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- 1.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a van; the van jumps over a watch; the watch tickles an anchor; the anchor crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) van (b) coconut (c) watch (d) anchor
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) urn (d) goat
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) apple (b) drum (c) umpire (d) bucket
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a tomato; the tomato pulls a cat; the cat chases a coconut; the coconut tickles an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) tomato (c) vase (d) coconut
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a needle; the needle tickles a tiger; the tiger sings to a flute; the flute chases a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) goat (c) needle (d) flute
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a net; the net tickles a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) jalebi (c) orange (d) rose
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a watch; the watch falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) anchor (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) rope
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a watch; the watch chases a glass; the glass sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) duck (b) guava (c) watch (d) bucket
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a spoon; the spoon jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a key; the key sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) rose (b) key (c) coconut (d) spoon
- 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a rose; the rose bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) inkpot (b) banana (c) fan (d) rose
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a violin; the violin chases a kettle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) kettle (b) urn (c) violin (d) whistle
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a key; the key sings to a van; the van pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) key
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into an urn; the urn falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ice cream (b) anchor (c) glass (d) urn
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a ball; the ball chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) tent (b) ball (c) nest (d) anchor
- 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) rope (b) tent (c) cat (d) duck
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a vase; the vase sings to a duck; the duck tickles a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) vase (c) ant (d) duck
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a violin; the violin sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) net (c) banana (d) violin
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a van; the van chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) rose (c) orange (d) key
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a doll; the doll pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) doll (c) coconut (d) kite
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) watch
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a nest; the nest falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) mango (d) nest
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a guava; the guava sings to a frog; the frog falls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) orange (c) parrot (d) frog
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- van
- keep linking in order
- urn
- step 2
- bucket
- picture the first item
- cat
- step 1
- flute
- link it to the next item
- jalebi
- anchor
- each link leads on
- bucket
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- coconut
- funny actions
- rose
- whistle
- goat
- step 3
- picture the first item
- step 4
- keep linking in order
- ice cream
- picture the first item
- anchor
- the pen stirring tea
- rope
- duck
- violin
- picture the first item
- key
- coconut
- tiger
- nest
- parrot
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